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#FFFF33

#ffff33 ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
  • Web safe
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#ffff33 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 0.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.9302

Complementary

  1. #ffff33
  2. #3333ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffff33
  2. #3399ff
  3. #9933ff

Analogous

  1. #ff9933
  2. #ffff33
  3. #99ff33

Triadic

  1. #ffff33
  2. #33ffff
  3. #ff33ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffff33
  2. #33ff33
  3. #3333ff
  4. #ff33ff

Square

  1. #ffff33
  2. #33ff99
  3. #3333ff
  4. #ff3399

Monochromatic

  1. #999900
  2. #e5e600
  3. #ffff33
  4. #ffff80
  5. #ffffcc

Shades

#ffff33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffff33
  2. #e6e62e
  3. #cccc29
  4. #b3b324
  5. #99991f
  6. #80801a
  7. #666614
  8. #4d4d0f
  9. #33330a
  10. #1a1a05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffff33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffff33
  2. #ffff47
  3. #ffff5c
  4. #ffff70
  5. #ffff85
  6. #ffff99
  7. #ffffad
  8. #ffffc2
  9. #ffffd6
  10. #ffffeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffff33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffff33
  2. #f2f23b
  3. #e6e642
  4. #d9d94a
  5. #cccc52
  6. #c0c05a
  7. #b3b361
  8. #a6a669
  9. #999971
  10. #8d8d78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 19.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #f7f7f7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #fafac7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fff400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fffa47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffeedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff80a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fffc40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fff5b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffff33 {
  color: #ffff33;
}
Background
.bg-ffff33 {
  background-color: #ffff33;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffff33 {
  border: 2px solid #ffff33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffff33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 255 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffff33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffff33, #99ff33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffff33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 255 51 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 0.10 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 1.39 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.55 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.78 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.69 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.78 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.53 #0000cc Inverted #f7f7f7 Grayscale 

Daffodil
#ffff33  rgb(255, 255, 51)  hsl(60, 100%, 60%)  Daffodil
#3333ff  rgb(51, 51, 255)  hsl(240, 100%, 60%)  Han Purple
#33ffff  rgb(51, 255, 255)  hsl(180, 100%, 60%)  Aqua
#ff33ff  rgb(255, 51, 255)  hsl(300, 100%, 60%)  Fuchsia